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Placopecten nomurai

Status not recordedmolluscsExtinct

Placopecten nomurai is a species in the family Pectinidae, order Pectinida.

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Quick facts about Placopecten nomurai

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does Placopecten nomurai live?

Not recorded

Is Placopecten nomurai endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is Placopecten nomurai classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderPectinida
  5. familyPectinidae
  6. genusPlacopecten
  7. SpeciesPlacopecten nomurai K. Masuda, 1953

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Placopecten nomurai

Other species in the same genus Placopecten.

Sea scallop

Placopecten magellanicus

PectinidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is Placopecten nomurai?

Placopecten nomurai (Placopecten nomurai) belongs to the family Pectinidae in the order Pectinida.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Placopecten nomurai (Placopecten nomurai). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/placopecten-nomurai

MLA

“Placopecten nomurai (Placopecten nomurai).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/placopecten-nomurai.

BibTeX
@misc{placopecten_nomurai_2026,
  title = {Placopecten nomurai (Placopecten nomurai)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/placopecten-nomurai},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}